Dual record feeding device



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8 Claims. 1

This invention relates generally to improvements in record control machines and more particularly to dual record feeding controls insuch machines.

An object of the invention is to provide a simplified and yet flexible control for printing condensed duplicate register sheets While printing original bills, checks, etc. Both record mediums are continuous strips, one divided into register sheets and the other divided into bill forms. In the printing of such bills, checks, etc), it is required that rather long spacing he made between the last item line and the total and also between the last printed line of one check and the first printed line oi the following check. This is done because of the regular size of such instruments with spaced blocks for, address, item and total printing and a capacity for taking more than the usual number of lines of print. An exact duplicate of such printing would be wasteful of record material when it is desired that only the recordings be duplicated without relation to spacing. Therefore, when the original record strip is space skipped or ejected with a long feeding operation, the second or register strip is merely advanced one line space.

Another object of the invention is the provision of dual feeding controls, one part of which is devoted to adjusting a condensed billing register strip so that said strip may be subdivided into sheets or convenient length whereon the condensed billing information is spaced in from the top and bottom 01 each sheet but closely arranged within the body of each sheet. According to the invention, a pair of step switches or units and tens stepping relays are provided to give a range of preselected register sheet lengths up to 99 line spaces wherein the settings may be made for sheets of any length and spaces of varying extent at the top and bottom of such sheets.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a solenoid operated line spacing mechanism, said mechanism being used to feed the register strip and coordinated with thestepping relays already mentioned when they are advanced as an indication of the extent 01' length of a register sheet in use, and also coordinated with the feeding controls of an automatic carriage of the kind disclosed in Patent No. 2,189,025, said carriage being used to control the line spacing and long feeding of the bill form strip.

Other objects of the invention will be pointed out in the following description and claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which disclose, by way of examples, the principle of the arranged in groups related to diiierent bills t be printed by the machine. i

Fig. 2 shows sample portions of the bill strip and the register strip, the former being divided into bill sections and the latter being arranged with lines of weakness between register sheets.

Fig. 3 shows the portion of a control record as it is perforated in code to represent the various digit and alphabet data.

Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation view showing the numeral and alphabet printing mechanism.

Fig. 5 is an elevation view of the line space control mechanism in the automaticcarriage.

Fig. 6 is an elevation view or the carriage mechanism settable to predetermine the spacing of item lines on the bill forms.

Fig. 7 is an elevation view of the mechanism for controlling ejection of the bill form by the automatic carriage to move it from form to form with along feeding operation.

Fig. 8 is a front elevation View showing the platen with the automatic carriage arranged at the left side and two sets of pin wheels arranged above the platen.

Fig. 8a, is a section taken along line Ba-Ba in Fig. 8 and it shows some of the drive gears leading to the front pin wheel units for advancing the bill strip differentially as driven by the automatic carriage.

Fig. 8b is a section taken on line 8b--8b in Fig. 8 and showing the drive gears for operating the front and back pin wheel units. The gears at the left are part of the drive to the bill strip and the others step the register strip.

Fig. 9 is a side elevation view showing the frames for the dual feeding controls.

Fig. 10 is a sectional elevation view taken along the line Ill-4B in Fig. 8 and showing the paths followed by the two record strips in passing around the platen and over the separate pin feedin devices.

Fig. 11 is a sectional plan view taken along the line H--H in Fig. 9 and showing the solenoid spacing devices and the connections therefrom to the gearing for driving the register feed pin wheel.

Fig. 12 is a sectional elevation view taken along the line 12-12 in Fig. 11 and showing the gearing from the solenoid drive to the register sheet gearing.

Figs. 13a to 13g, when taken together, form a alphabet tabulating machine and automatic car' riage, with the special control wiring shown in heavy lines.

The feeding controls are illustrated in coordination with a record controlled alphabet printing tabulator. The printing machine is of the kind shown in Patents Nos. 2,079,418 and 2,111,122 and application Serial No. 609,854, filed on August 9, 19%5, and now Patent No. 2,531,885, dated November 28, 1950, and application Serial No. 32,568, filed on June 12, 1948, and now Patent No. 2,528,427, dated October 31, 1950, wherein mechanisms are shown for feeding record cards one by one and analyzing the cards electrically to control the setting of type bars and the accumulation of amounts and total printing of such amounts. The automatic strip feeding carriage is of the kind described in detail in Patent No. 2,189,025.

In the printing of bills on a continuous strip, control is exercised by a sequence of record cards arranged to print alphabetic heading data such as names, addresses, dates, in combination with other detail cards perforated to represent items and amounts to be recorded, accumulated, totalled and charged to the various customers. A few such sequences of cards are shown in Fig. 1 andthe cards there represented are used to control the printing on three successive bill forms B, such as those shown in Fig. 2. On the register sheet RI the first two bills are duplicated with condensed spacing and then a 1" space is skipped on each side of the line of weakness W on, the register strip. In order that variations may be made in the length of the register sheets andthe blank areas thereon, the present devices are flexible to the extent that any sheet length up to 99 lines may be made with any amount of spacing top and bottom.

Referring back to the cards in Fig. 1 and reading them from the bottom to the top, it is noted that they coincide in .number with the linesof recordings on the bills in Fig. 2. Then it is also noted that all heading cards are distinguished from the detail cards by X punchings identified by the reference numeral I0. As a further distinction between the different sets of cards, the usual group control perforations are employed as by a customers account number.

The heading name and address cards (Fig. 1) bear alphabet indicia in the form of code perforations. These perforations are sensed by the lower brushes of the tabulator and directed into print control magnets to control the recording of names and addresses.

The code arrangement of the perforations in the record card will first be explained. Referring to Fig. 3, the diagrammatic record card CA has the usual perforations for indicating numerical values as shown at the left side of the card. The alphabetical characters from A to I are combinations of one of the numerical characters from 9 to 1, plus a perforation in the 'R index point position. The characters J 'to R each comprise a'perforation in one of the numerical positions 9 to 1, plus a perforation in the 'X index point position. The. remaining letters of the alphabet, namely S to Z, each comprise-a combination ineluding one of the perforations 9 to 2, plus a perforation in the index point position.

It may be mentioned that, as the address cards pass under the lower brushes and differentially timed impulses are initiated, these impulses are carried to control magnets and used to position alphabet print bars as about to be explained with 4 reference to mechanism similar to that shown in Patent No. 2,111,122.

In Fig. 4 is shown an alphabet type bar T which is provided with a plurality of type elements upon which the digit and alphabet characters are arranged as indicated. For the purposes of explanation, the various characters are arranged and labeled in accordance with a particular zone.

. Thus, the digits are included in zone I; the letters StoZin zone 2; JtoRinzone 3; andAto Iin zone 4. Reference to Fig. 3 reveals that the letters I, R and Z each contain a perforation in the 9 index point position, but have a different zone perforation R, X and 0. Similarly, the letters H, Q and Y each contain the perforation 8 and a different zone perforation;

The type bar T is arranged to be moved to pass the printing position opposite platen P in synchronism with the movement of the card past the lower brushes and, as the 9 index point positions traverse the brushes, the Z type element will be approaching the printing position; as the 8 index point positions traverse the brushes, the Y type element will be approaching the printing position, and so on;

Each type bar T is provided with a series of teeth I I1 which are labeled 9 to 0 and which represent corresponding index point positions on the record card. As the type bar is moved upwardly the teeth II1 move to pass a stopping element H8. The element H8 is pivoted at I25 to a bell crank I26 which is normally held in the position shown by a bell crank latch I21 which has connection through a link I28 to the pivoted armature I 29 of print control magnet PR.

Upon the energization of magnet PR in response to the sensing of a digit perforation, armature I29 will be rocked clockwise, drawing downwardly on link I28 to cause clockwise rock-' ing of latch I21 to release bell crank I25 whose spring will thereupon shift the stopping element II8 toward the right into the path of the tooth I I1 corresponding to the perforation whose sensing caused energization of the magnet. Further upward movement of the type bar is thus interrupted at this time. The stopping element H8 is held against upward movement by a bail I30 which later, as the zone holes are sensed, rocks counterclockwise to permit resumption of the upward movement of the type bar. During such movement, the element IIB may be stopped by a lever I3I which loosely straddles a rod and has its upper curved edge held down by a bar. The left end of the lever has an extension I32 resting upon a bail I33 which occupies a raised position during the analysis of the digit representing positions of the card. The member I3I is provided with three teeth which, under control of the bail I33, move downwardly to pass the toe of a stopping pawl I39 during the time that the zone perforations 0, X and R pass the brushes LB. The pawl I39 is normally held with its toe out of the path of the teeth by a bell crank latch I40 which has a link connection I46 with the lower armature I41 of magnet PR.

Extending across the latches I48 isa bail I48 which occupies a raised position during the sensing of the digit positions, preventing tripping of these latches during this portion of the sensing operation. However, while the zone perforations are passing the brushes the bail I48 is rocked slightly counterclockwise so that an energization of magnet PR, due to the sensing of a zone perforation, will rock its armature I41 clockwise to elevate link I46 and rock bell crank I40 counterglockwise to release pawl I39 which will engage the first tooth if the zone hole is at the zero position; the second tooth X, if it is in the X indexposition; or the third tooth R. if it is an R hole. If no zone hole is present, the lever I3! will rock an additional step to cause an upper shoulder to engage the pawl I39. From the foregoing it is apparent that the alphabet printing bars can be stopped as governed by the address code perforations on the name and address cards, so that various words are spelled and recorded at the printing line.

. The platen P does not use the usual pressure rollers but is merely a striking piece for the type because in this case both record strips are advanced by pin feed devices.

The foregoing portions of the description are concerned mainly with the controls of the regular printer. The following section deals with the parts of the automatic carriageof Patent No. 2,189,025 used to line space and eject the bill forms.

' A bracket I4I (Fig. 7) projecting from the carriage "frame I34, forms a bearing for the shaft I42 of the carriage motor CM. A pinion I43 on the motor shaft I42 meshes with a gear I44 pivoted on a stud I45 on the side of bracket I4I. Attached to gear I44 is a smaller gear I85 in mesh with a gear I36 keyed on the shaft I31. On the side of gear I36 (Fig. is secured a gear 93' inmesh' with an idler gear 94. The driving train of connections continues through gear 94 meshing with another idler gear 95 which in turn drives a gear 96 fastened to the line spacing drive shaft I5I. The gear connections just traced form a constantly running train from motor shaft I42 to line spacing drive shaft Nil. Other gearing, also outside the frame I34 with the line space drive, forms a selective two-speed drive for the ejection mechanism described hereinafter.

Continuing tracing the line spacing drive, reference to Fig. 5 shows that shaft I5! carries a clutch plate I52 attached thereto. Adjacent the toothed plate I52 is a cam I54 loosely pivoted on shaft ISI. This cam carries a clutching pawl I55 pivoted at I56.' A compression spring I59 mounted in a stud on cam I54 tends to engage pawl I55 with clutch plate I52, but an extending tail on the. pawl is normally obstructed by the end of an armature lever I68 connected to the armature I6! of a line spacing control magnet LSM. The lever I68 is pivoted on a stud I62 and is urged in a counterclockwise direction against stop pin I63 by a spring I64.

When the line spacing magnet LSM is energized, the armature lever I69 is rocked in a clockwise direction, releasing the clutch pawl I55 which then engages the clutch plate I52, thus connecting the cam I54 to the driving shaft I5I. As the cam I54 rotates it operates a lever I68 through a roller I69 on the lever in cooperation with the periphery of the cam. The lever I68 is, pivoted on a stud I and is provided with an extending arm which is cut to form three notches. A link I12, placed adjacent the lever I68, carries a pin I13 adapted to cooperate with any one of the three notches in lever I68. The other end of link I12 is pivotally connected at I14 to a line spacing plate I loosely mounted on the platen feed and line space shaft I16. The plate I15 carries a feed pawl I11 pivoted at I13 on the plate and adapted to cooperate with a ratchet gear I19 fixed to shaft I16. This shaft is secured to a gear I81 (Fig. 6) and is thereby adapted to turn the platen shaft through an idler gear I68 andja gear I09 fastened to the platen shaft 69.

From the connections mentioned it may be noted that as the cam I54 (Fig. 5) is rotated, the lever I68 is rocked in a clockwise direction, pushing link I12 down and rocking the plate I15 so that pawl I11 advances the platen feed shaft I16 one or more steps in a counterclockwise direction. The amount of motion imparted to the bill feed shaft is determined by the adjustment of the end of link I12 so that pin I13 cooperates with any one of the three notches in lever I68. If the pin cooperates with the notch nearest the pivot of the lever, the motion imparted will amount to one line space. When the link is lifted to cooperate with the center notch the motion carried to the platen amounts to two line spaces. Swinging the link to the right and the highest position, causes cooperation with the end notch in lever I68 and connects the line spacing devices to produce three steps of feed.

The manual adjustment of link I12 is brought about by means of a manipulated arm I183 extending inside the carriage frame I34. The arm is connected to an outside knob with a plunger which the operator may set to hold the arm in any one of three positions identified on the side of the frame. A shaft I82 is connected to the cute side knob and has secured thereon arm I83 with a tab I84 cooperating with the side of link I12. By means of these connections the link I12 is swung to a space selecting position by arm I83. A spring I86 urges the lever I68 in a. counterclockwise direction and tends to hold roller I69 against cam I54. Link I12 is held in constant cooperation with tab I84 by means of a spring 64.

A spring I81 wound around stud I18 tends to move pawl I11 into cooperation with ratchet I19. However, in the normal position of the parts, a cam face on the lower portion of pawl I11 coopcrates a stud I88 projecting from the frame I39 in such manner that the pawl is forced away from the ratchet. The same stud I88 serves. as a step for the plate I15 when it is drawn to the home position by a spring I89.

Secured to the side of ratchet I19 is a star wheel I99 provided for the purpose of normally preventing backward movement of the platen drive shaft I16. Cooperating with the star wheel I98 is a pawl I9I loosely pivoted on shaft I92 and held into cooperation with the star Wheel by spring I93.

In addition to the described line spacing connections to the platen drive shaft I16, other devices are provided to long feed or eject the bill record for wide spacing. Many of the gears previously mentioned, namely; gears I44, I35, I36, 93, 94, 95, and 96 (Figs. 5 and 7) are used in ejecting as well as in line spacing. Attached to gear 96 (Fig. 5) is a gear 65 meshing with a gear 66 keyed to a shaft 61. This shaft 61 is similar to the other shaft I31 (Fig. '7) in that it may be moved axially to place a pinion 61 thereon in and out of mesh with an eject drive gear 68. The other shaft I31 terminates in a similar pinion 88. Shaft I31 operates at a higher rate of speed than shaft 61, because the former is geared almost directly to drive pinion I43 while the latter is driven through a train of gearing involving two speed reductions between gears 93, 94, and 65, 66. The machine operator may choose the speed of record ejection according to the distance 01' space to be ejected. For spaces less than 3 /2 inches it is advisable to use the high speed train of ejection gearing, while for all longer lengths the low speed train should be used. 'A detailed 

